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The Well-Fed Nursing Career

Minority Nurse

You can grow by taking your continuing education seriously through podcasts, videos, books, nursing journals, in-person and recorded CEU courses, conferences, and webinars. This doesn’t necessarily mean bubble baths and meditation, although it might.

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Heartwarming Holiday Gifts Nurses Will Love

Daily Nurse

Although gift baskets are highly customizable, some staples include bath salts and bombs, candles, fragrances, etc. One of our favorite gift suggestions for nurses is an event voucher from sites like Groupon or even booking something directly on a business’s site.

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The Importance of Self-Care for Caregivers

Hope Hospice

For others, it’s spending time with loved ones, going to church, participating in a book club, or listening to music while on a scenic drive. It can be hard to enjoy free time when laundry and mail is begging for attention, there’s grocery shopping to be done, the dog needs bathing, and kids’ school projects need supervision.

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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

Daily Nurse

So people like certified nursing assistants or patient care techs will do many hands-on activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, and other things. They won’t be in there doing the baths as much and that type of thing. In a team model, the nurses oversee the care by unlicensed assistive personnel.

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Nurses, The Holidays, and Work-Life Balance

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Can I enjoy more baths? Stay present, nurses; enjoy the holidays; take care of yourselves; make self-care a priority; and give yourselves a pat on the back for a job well done in 2016. __ Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BC, is the Board Certified Nurse Coach behind NurseKeith.com and the well-known nursing blog, Digital Doorway.

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What is Sundowning?

Hope Hospice

Playing soft music, flipping through a large photo-heavy coffee table book, and painting are low-stress activities. Take note of certain activities, such as bathing, that seem to be most difficult in the afternoon. Turn off the television; it tends to contribute unnecessary noise that increases confusion. Best practices for sundowning.

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Boredom and Dementia Patients

Hope Hospice

Examples are struggling to get the patient to cooperate with eating and bathing, as well as sundowning-related problems such as agitation, paranoia, repetitive speech, and increased confusion in the afternoon or evening hours. Boredom and Dementia Leads to Challenging Behaviors.

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